Collect
Check out my collection
0
Useful +1
Grand Canal Forest Park
(Grand Canal Forest Park)
, located in
Beijing
Tongzhou District
North Canal Tongzhou New city urban section, north from the sixth ring road Luyang Bridge, south to Wuyao Bridge, is the first new city built in Beijing ten thousand acres of riverside forest park
[3]
[14]
.
Grand Canal Forest Park has a total river length of about 8.6 kilometers, the left embankment is 8,191 meters long, the right embankment is 3,639 meters long, the total construction area of 713.33 hectares, of which the water surface area is about 2,500 mu, the green area is about 8,200 mu, and the construction of "one river, two banks, six gardens and 18 views".
[10]
.
In 2011, the Grand Canal Forest Park construction project won the 2010 China Habitat Environment Example Award
[14]
. In 2013, Grand Canal Forest Park was rated as a municipal boutique park
[18]
. In 2014, the Grand Canal Forest Park was rated as a national AAAA level tourist attraction, the first municipal "Garden greening science Popularization Demonstration base" in Tongzhou District, and the Grand Canal Forest Park walking trail was selected as "the first municipal recommended walking trail".
[15]
. In November 2020, Grand Canal Forest Park was selected into the list of the first Beijing Internet celebrity card list (a total of 100)
[1]
.
- Chinese name
- Beijing Grand Canal Forest Park
- Foreign name
- Grand Canal Forest Park
- Geographical position
- Tongzhou New City, North Canal, Tongzhou District, Beijing
- Climatic condition
- Continental monsoon climate
- Scenic spot level
- AAAA Class
- Ticket price
- free
- Floor space
- 713.33 hectares
- Park category
- Comprehensive park
catalogue
- 1Development history
- 2Geographical environment
- ▪Location boundary
- ▪Climatic characteristics
- ▪Hydrological characteristics
- 3Main attraction
- ▪Luhe peach willow scenic spot
- ▪Moon island warbler scenic spot
- ▪Jungle dynamic scenic spot
- ▪Silver maple autumn fruit scenic spot
- ▪Mirror boat scenic spot
Grand Canal Forest Park
In May 2007, the first phase of the Grand Canal Forest Park was completed
[9]
.
In April 2009, the construction of the second phase of the Grand Canal Forest Park began.
On September 25, 2010, the Grand Canal Forest Park was opened
[13]
.
Grand Canal Forest Park is located in the Tongzhou New City section of North Canal, Tongzhou District, Beijing. It starts from the south of the water island of North Canal Source in the north, reaches the Sixth Ring Road in the south, starts from Binhe West Road in the west, and reaches the flood embankment of North Canal in the east. The total construction area is 713.33 hectares, of which the water surface area is about 2,500 mu and the green area is about 8,200 mu, constructing "one river, two banks, six gardens and 18 views".
[9-10]
.
Grand Canal Forest Park
Grand Canal Forest Park is a continental monsoon climate area, affected by winter and summer monsoon, forming a dry and windy spring, hot and rainy summer, high and cool autumn, cold and dry winter climate characteristics. The average annual temperature is 11.3 degrees Celsius and precipitation is about 620 mm
[12]
.
The Grand Canal Forest Park has a total length of 8.6 kilometers, with a left embankment length of 8,191 meters and a right embankment length of 3,639 meters, and a water surface area of about 2,500 mu
[10]
.
Luhe peach willow scenic area is located in the south of Lutong Bridge, covers an area of nearly one thousand mu, scenic area to plant landscape, pay attention to the canal city landscape to the natural transition of the original scenery, planted a large area of peach blossom, apricot flower, plum flower and other spring plants, and the weeping willow formed a peach willow bank landscape. The scenic spot takes the memory of the city and the memory of history as the theme, and sets the landscape nodes respectively. The jujube trees, Chinese sophora trees and elm trees left over from the process of urban construction and demolition are transplanted into the park and protected, leaving memories of the past life for the residents of demolition
[21]
.
|
Evening conversation in the tea shack
On the right bank of the canal north of the Songlang Road Bridge, there was a Guandi Temple in ancient times, which was the sign of the passenger ship dock at the north end of the Grand Canal, and the literati and businessmen traveling north along the canal would disembark here. Because Guandi was also regarded as the God of wealth in ancient times, most of the merchants in the past entered the temple to burn incense and worship, praying for blessing and prosperity. At that time, the Taoist priest in the temple set up a large mat in front of the mountain gate to sell tea for passers-by to drink
[22]
.
|
Evening conversation in the tea shack
|
Moon Island is a raised terrain formed in the North Canal river regulation process, surrounded by water on all sides, shaped like a crescent, so the name of the moon island. The planned area of the moon island is 256 mu, mainly in tall forest, taking into account evergreen, flower irrigation and other plants, highlighting the three-dimensional vegetation structure, the island has planted a total of Joe, irrigation, flowers, grass, ground cover, wet and other kinds of plants more than 100 varieties, not only for different birds to provide a safe nesting site, but also make here a concentrated display of northern plant varieties of science demonstration base
[21]
.
The jungle vitality scenic spot covers an area of about 800 mu, and nearly 80% of the scenic spot is linear forest and orchards
[21]
.
|
Be swept by the wind
Ancient Tongzhou has "Wenchang Pavilion twelve scenes", one of which is called "popular Luang", leaving "the sound of leaves like rain like smoke", "a fishing boat on both sides of the reed flowers" verses.
The reeds in the Grand Canal Forest Park have their own characteristics throughout the year. Popular Luang not only reproduces the scenery of the former canal "reed flowers on both sides of a fishing boat", but also lays wooden trestles and builds pro-level platforms among the reeds, allowing visitors to have zero-distance contact with the Grand Canal and feel the wetlands at close range
[5]
.
|
Be swept by the wind
|
Yinfeng Autumn Harvest scenic spot covers an area of more than one thousand mu, with the grain transport dock as the background and the grain storage as the theme, with a modern form to reproduce the scene of grain storage on both sides of the canal and the autumn harvest warehouse. On the basis of drawing lessons from the history and pictures, the greenhouses in the form of granaries are designed around the water transport terminals, which can be used as "greenhouse" to plant four seasons, and can also be used as a display base to display the water transport culture and reflect people's life. At the same time, it is also a display window of the urban tourism agricultural industry in Tongzhou District
[11]
.
The scenic spot covers an area of more than 1,000 mu, located near Gantang Rubber Dam, which is the end point of the upstream canal and the widest part of the water surface in the project area, with the widest part of the water surface reaching 360 meters. The Luhe River Map on the wall shows the historical picture of the canal
[11]
.
Gaotai Pinglin Scenic spot is located in the south of Wuxing Road, covers an area of more than 1500 mu, with plant landscape as the main body, the use of natural and simple techniques, highlighting the large color block, large landscape, forming a natural transition from the canal field scenery to the countryside scenery, paving the way for the canal downstream greening project
[11]
.
In 2015, the Grand Canal Forest Park was completed with a visitor service center, parking lot, public bicycle rental point and Green Island Paradise playground
[16]
.
In 2016, one new landscape pavilion and two pumping stations were built in the Grand Canal Forest Park, and 4,200 square meters of landscape upgrading was completed
[19]
.
In 2017, one new landscape pavilion and three pumping stations were built in the Grand Canal Forest Park, and 5,000 square meters of landscape upgrading was completed
[17]
.
In 2011, the Grand Canal Forest Park construction project won the 2010 China Habitat Environment Example Award
[14]
.
In 2013, Grand Canal Forest Park was rated as a municipal boutique park
[18]
.
In 2014, the Grand Canal Forest Park was rated as a national AAAA level tourist attraction, the first municipal "Garden greening science Popularization Demonstration base" in Tongzhou District, and the Grand Canal Forest Park walking trail was selected as "the first municipal recommended walking trail".
[15]
.
On June 22, 2014, the Grand Canal Forest Park was included
Grand Canal of China
Be selected
World cultural heritage
It has become the 46th World Cultural Heritage project in China
[13]
.
In November 2020, Grand Canal Forest Park was selected into the list of the first Beijing Internet celebrity card list (a total of 100)
[1]
.
On September 25, 2022, Beijing Luwan national land wildlife epidemic source disease monitoring Station was listed in Grand Canal Forest Park
[2]
.
On June 16, 2013, the Grand Canal Forest Park held the second leg of the 2013 Beijing University Students Military Orienteering League
[7]
.
On September 25, 2017, Grand Canal Forest Park held the "V Blue Beijing - My environmental diary" theme activity "V Blue Beijing - Happy Cycling" activity
[8]
.
On May 12, 2019, the Grand Canal Forest Park held the Tongzhou Half Marathon
[20]
.
On April 25, 2021, the Grand Canal Forest Park held the "Century-old 'build' dream Road, always follow the Party" staff cycling activity
[4]
.
On September 30, 2021, Grand Canal Forest Park held the "Launch Ceremony of 2021 Capital Citizen Gardening Talent Competition".
[6]
.
On May 14, 2023, the 2023 Beijing Cycling League (Tongzhou Station) in the Grand Canal Forest Park North Canal along the river Green
Road holding
[23]
.
free
[3]
.
Open 24 hours a day
[3]
.
-
Public transportation
In Beijing, take bus No. 822, T58, T116 and get off at Grand Canal Forest Park Station.
-
motoring
Beijing Tongzhou District People's Government is about 5.9 km away from Grand Canal Forest Park, about 11 minutes by car.
